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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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